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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi everyone, this is OP and I thank you for your responses. (The pp 16:02 was not me).

My son was not identified as having any issues until he was 12 months old, when his pattern of motor development had shown an odd course (i.e. He could cruise around a coffee table, but he couldn't roll over or transition from one position to another, such as from laying to sitting or pulling to a stand). We did PT with Infants and Toddlers and he "graduated" before age 3. 
But as his mother, I knew he still wasn't right, and I could see his peers doing so much more than he could do. So I finally fired my under-reactive pediatrician and found a new pediatrician (not a developmental one, because at the time, he didn't seem to have severe issues). The new ped recommended that if I was concerned, we should have him seen by an OT. We now have been doing OT for a year. They work a lot on motor planning, building tone and stability, and more gross motor stuff. He has "lower" tone, especially in his core. He has no speech or cognitive delays at all. He also has no major sensory issues. But his motor skills are largely in the 5th percentile.

The physiatrist rec came when the OT stated, and I quote, " The left-sided weakness is beginning to interfere with his gross motor development" (above and beyond the the delay caused by motor planning problems).

Does this help in your feedback for me? I am truly at a loss. should we see a developmental pediatrician? Is there something else i should look into?[/quote]

I am the PP who has seen Dr. Nichols.  I would make an appointment with Both a developmental pediatrician and a physiatrist.  It can take 6 months to see either one.  You see the physiatrist to see if there are other things that need to be addressed, (i.e. Dr. Nichols just recommended an x-ray to see if my child's hips were doing OK or there was more of an issue than just joint looseness).  You see the Dev. Pediatrician who sort of has an overview of things your child may need.  He may ask for tests to be performed. My child (at 12 months) was asked to take many many tests, of which I didn't think any of them would reveal anything, but lo and behold, one of the tests gave a diagnosis which led us to see other specialists to rule out other issues we never would have known to look for.)

My child see's Dr. Gersh at CNMC - Laurel, and I recommend him.  I like him more every time I see him. He is not a cuddly type of personality, but he is very knowledgeable and really keeps up and makes very good recommendations.

Good Luck, and don't delay because it can take awhile to get an appointment.[/quote]

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